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Remembering - The Forgotten Army

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I was recently suggested by Youtube to watch a web series on Amazon Prime about Azad Hind Fauz led by Bose. Many reviewers trashed the action drama directed by Kabir Khan. But for me it served as an investigative documentary to understand our past. The budget of the series seems stupendous, Pritam’s music is annoying, CGI is choppy and a romantic subplot is iffy. But the protagonist is Sunny Kaushal (Vicky Kaushal’s brother) and one may just like to watch the series for this young talent as Lt. Surinder Sodhi. Although some of the other notable characters were Arshad, Rasamma, Rajan and Pummy. But Sodhi appealed to me the most. He is a man of order, although in some ways we all are puppets of our order? Episode one shows the Battle of Singapore which was fought during World War II between a western power and eastern power. Like always eastern side was diligent and western was resourceful. So in the South-East Asian theatre of WW2 the eastern side crossed the vast Malayan jungles. And e...

One Percent Gandhi

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Solace in Covid19 - Dubeyji Ready?

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The Fish Kin

This poem is conversation between two Fish Kings facing electrofishing.  Electrofishing  uses direct current electricity flowing between a submerged cathode  and anode . This affects the movement of the fish so that they swim toward the anode, where they can be caught. *** Welcome said the Fish King, Did you get a spin? This pond is full of grin Sunny side, have you been? Mystical reefs Sparklin Lately it is full of florin but that's where you find bloodfin Last year my harem had two thousand yin in fact two of them had quin But this year two million couldn't fin! And now survival is a win for worse we have some sin I have a friend with mandolin who told amphibians are killin and we are seen as lot of protein!? in fish-lingo they are assassin oh my kin, you are the New King! here is your royal pin And we all fold our shin Good luck my Viking Pardon I had some gin old bones have started ...